Jim-Bo

evening all

i may have to replace a rack for a mate on a series 2 rs turbo and was wondering what these are like to do e.g can you do them on a jack and axel stands or would i need a ramp ?

any help greatly appreciated
thanks james

studabear

Not too bad to do, the bolts behind the gearbox are a bit fiddly, make sure you get the wheel alignment reset afterwards

Micky

I found it a bit off a bastad to be honest,not alot of room between the rack bolts and the engine/gearbox.Give yourself some time and lots of patience.

Jim-Bo

cheers for quick replies i had a quick look last night and gearbox side there seems quite abit of room just engine side there ent much , the steering cuppling only goes on one way right ?

bigkev

they can get a bit stuck at coupling, but not tht hard, i centred my steering wheel made sure rack was equal lenghts at each end to, and yh get tracking done, i did mine by eye but it doesnt workout ,lol. i did it with car jacked up on concrete blocks wasnt falling on me,

botters

iTrader: (2)

thats probably what the guy who got crushed to death by his escort cossie the other week was thinking aswell, get some axle stands for fucks sake

Jim-Bo

cheers guys for the info not 100% sure if im doing it yet but thanks for all the info anyways ahah
and i would never ever go under a car without axel stands i value my arms and legs too much

paul-h

Good to know lads, think that's a job for mine in the few months ahead!